Whether you've made plans with someone, have to go to that work thing, or been invited somewhere and expected to show up, you sometimes just need a way out. Whatever it is, it's not always a bad thing to cancel plans. As much as you'd like to be perfect, you can't be, and sometimes you just need to give yourself a…»11/11/14 4:00am 11/11/14 4:00am

Many of us deal with shyness and social anxiety on a daily basis. One way to be more comfortable in challenging social situations is to act out the role of an extroverted character that we create in our minds. »2/16/13 3:00pm 2/16/13 3:00pm

We've all sent texts and emails that we almost instantly regret, but if you hit send on a poorly-thought-out Twitter direct message, you may be able to delete it before it's too late. »2/16/13 1:00pm 2/16/13 1:00pm

Life is full of awkward moments. We meet people who share intimate details about their personal lives after shaking our hands, those who barely have the capacity to talk, and find ourselves in delicate situations with our friends and family. In attempt to relieve our discomfort, we often make matters worse. The world… »12/11/12 8:00am 12/11/12 8:00am

If you've ever made plans with someone only to realize you really don't feel like following through on them you know that it's incredibly difficult to flake out on those plans without being a jerk. Your best option is to not make those plans, but if you need to bow out, here's how to do it gracefully. »6/18/12 6:00am 6/18/12 6:00am

Nobody likes bad news, and delivering it is an uncomfortable job that comes with the very real possibility of ruining someone else's day. Unfortunately, it's often necessary. We have a tendency to be a little selfish and prolong the inevitable when offering up unfavorable tidings, but that's the wrong way to do it.… »2/02/12 12:00pm 2/02/12 12:00pm

You've likely found yourself in an uncomfortable conversation at a party, taken a business meeting from which you'd like to escape, gone on an awkward date, or found yourself in any situation where you wanted to get out without hurting anyone's feelings. While most people believe either honesty or deception is the… »1/19/12 12:00pm 1/19/12 12:00pm

Researchers at UC Berkeley have discovered that being embarrassed—or even just acting embarrassed—convince others that you're more trustworthy. In both videotapes and photographs, observers who witnessed a person act embarrassed possibly underwent an empathy response, "creating their own contexts" to put themselves in… »10/04/11 11:00am 10/04/11 11:00am